title: On the atomic structure of Zr60Cu20Fe20 metallic glass.
abstract: The structure of Zr(60)Cu(20)Fe(20) metallic glass has been studied with high-energy x-ray diffraction, neutron diffraction and extended x-ray absorption spectroscopy and modelled with the reverse Monte Carlo simulation technique. It is found that Cu and Fe atoms prefer Zr as a nearest neighbour. The mean interatomic distance between Cu/Fe and Zr atoms in the glass is remarkably shorter than the sum of the respective atomic radii. The coordination numbers for Cu/Fe-Cu/Fe pairs are very close to each other, suggesting a regular distribution of Cu and Fe atoms in the Zr(60)Cu(20)Fe(20) metallic glass.
authors.affiliation: IFW Dresden, Institute for Complex Materials, PO Box 270116, D-01171 Dresden, Germany. i.kaban@ifw-dresden.de
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kaban
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jóvári
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stoica
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mattern
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Eckert
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hoyer
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Beuneu
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry*; D005898:Glass / Q000737:chemistry*; D058085:Iron Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D009010:Monte Carlo Method; D033363:Neutron Diffraction; D056928:X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction; D015040:Zirconium / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D058085:Iron Compounds; D003300:Copper; D015040:Zirconium